Gran Turismo (conocido también por las siglas GT o GT1) es un juego de carreras diseñado por Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo fue desarrollado por Polyphony Digital y publicado por primera vez por Sony Computer Entertainment en 1997 para la consola PlayStation. Tras cinco años de desarrollo,^[1] el juego fue bien recibido por público y crítica, distribuyendose un total de 10.85 millones de copias en todo el mundo as of April 30 2008,^{[2] [3]} y consiguiendo una puntuación media de 95% en el conjunto de GameRankings. El juego inició la serie Gran Turismo series, que hasta la fecha ha dado lugar a secuelas y spin-offs.

Jugabilidad

Gran Turismo is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. Winning races unlocks additional cars and courses.

However, simulation mode requires the player to earn different levels of driver's licenses in order to qualify for events, and earn credits(money), trophies and prize cars by winning race championships. Winning one particular championship also unlocks a video and a few additional demonstration tracks. Money earned by winning championships can be used to purchase additional vehicles, and for parts and tuning of all vehicles.

Gran Turismo features 178 cars and 11 race tracks. Two Honda del Sol cars from 1995 were included in the Japanese version, but were removed from the North American and European versions. They can be found in the North American version's code (and unlocked by using a Gameshark, so unofficially it has about 180 cars). In addition to the hidden del Sols, there is also a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1998 Mazda Roadster exclusive to Arcade mode. The Corvette can also be accessed via Gameshark.

Música

The opening song for the North American and PAL versions is a Chemical Brothers remix of the Manic Street Preachers song "Everything Must Go". The opening song for the Japanese version is "Moon Over The Castle", composed by Masahiro Andoh; this song is used for the opening movie in the Japanese version of every Gran Turismo game to date.^{[cita requerida]}

The game itself had a small selection of songs, including "Lose Control" by Ash; "Chicken On A Bone" (reworked instrumental), "Shade" (instrumental), "Tangerine" (instrumental), and "Sweet 16" by Feeder (PAL version); "As Heaven is Wide" by Garbage; and "Oxyacetalene", "Skeletal", "Autonomy", and "Industry" by Cubanate (North American version). The Japanese version, however, used a completely original score.

Reception

The game was praised by critics, including IGN (9.5/10), GameSpot (8.6/10) and the Official Playstation Magazine (5/5). As of April 30 2008, the game has shipped 2.55 million copies in Japan, 10,000 in Southeast Asia, 4.3 million in Europe, and 3.99 million in North America for a total of 10.85 million copies.^{[2] [3]} It was also a high seller in Australia selling over 100,000 units in the first two months and with sales exceeding 130,000 as of october 1998.^[4]

Referencias

Enlaces externos

• Sitio web oficial de Gran Turismo
• The Greatest Games of All Time: Gran Turismo, GameSpot
• Gran Turismo en MobyGames (en inglés)
• Official soundtrack
• Gran Turismo en Open Directory Project